Syllabus Production Management WS 2015/16

(1)

Prof. Dr. Ansgar Kühn 1 14.10.2015

Course:

BAE2018–Production Management

BAE2019–Production Management Exercises

A total of 4 SWS, 5 credits, Language: English; advanced level  Lecture:

Tuesday, 01:45 - 03:15 p.m. Room: T1.2.07 (THE)

 Exercises:

In order to ensure your learning success, the exercises will be held in two smaller groups. Please find the exact dates (alternating Tuesday, 5:15 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.) on E-Learning.

Tuesday, 05:15 – 06:45 p.m. Room: T1.2.06 (THD)

Tuesday, 07:00 - 08:30 p.m. Room: T1.2.06 (THD)

To obtain the credits for the exercises you have to attend at least 10 out of 13 times.

Temporary time schedule:

For more information: see LSF/ E-Learning-Courses “BAE2018 – Production Management Lecture” and “BAE2019 – Production Management Exercises”

No. Datum PM ‐ E Content Notes

1 29.09.2015 1 Basics 2 06.10.2015 2 Basics 3 13.10.2015 3 Production Strategy 4 20.10.2015 4 Supply Network Design 1 5 27.10.2015 5 Supply Network Design 2 6 03.11.2015 6 Process & Layout Design 1 7 10.11.2015 7 Process & Layout Design 3 8 17.11.2015 8 Production Planning and Control System (PPS) 9 24.11.2015 9 Time Management 10 01.12.2015 Buffer 11 08.12.2015 10,11,12 No lecture due to Prod. business game 12 15.12.2015 Buffer 13 22.12.2015 Buffer 14 12.01.2016 13,14 Calculation of old exams (groups A+B) 19.01.2016 Buffer

(2)

Lecturer:

Prof. Dr. Ansgar Kühn (Further details:

https://catalog.hs-pforzheim.de/profil/anzeige_allgemeines.jsp?intranet_kennung=ansgar.kuehn&sprac he=de)

Office: T1.5.23, colloquium: Wednesday, 9:45 – 11:15 a.m.

E-Mail: [email protected] (preferred mode of communication)

My aim is to make you acquainted with production management, where business administration and engineering come together. My goal is to ensure that you succeed in your training. Therefore I want to provide support. In the case of occurring problems or questions, feel free to contact me, for instance by e-mail. I will answer promptly and if required schedule an appointment.

Please be aware that topics presented in the lecture will be deepened during the exercises.

Date PM‐E Exercises Notes

29.09.2015 1 Fundamental key performance indicators A ‐ 5:15 p.m./ B ‐ 7:00 p.m.

06.10.2015 2 Break‐even analysis B ‐ 5:15 p.m./ A ‐ 7:00 p.m.

13.10.2015 3 Management A+B ‐ 5:15 p.m.

20.10.2015 4 Supply Network Design 1 A ‐ 5:15 p.m./ B ‐ 7:00 p.m. 27.10.2015 5 Supply Network Design 2 B ‐ 5:15 p.m./ A ‐ 7:00 p.m. 03.11.2015 Process & Layout Design 2 (Lecture) A+B ‐ 5:15 p.m.

10.11.2015 6 Process & Layout Design A ‐ 5:15 p.m./ B ‐ 7:00 p.m. 17.11.2015 7 Production planning and control system (PPS) B ‐ 5:15 p.m./ A ‐ 7:00 p.m. 24.11.2015 8 Time Management A ‐ 5:15 p.m./ B ‐ 7:00 p.m. 01.12.2015 Buffer 08.12.2015 9, 10, 11 Production business game (group 1) Production business game (group 2) 8:00 a.m. ‐ 1:00 p.m 1:45 ‐ 6:45 p.m. 15.12.2015 9, 10, 11 Production business game (group 3) 8:00 a.m. ‐ 1:00 p.m. 22.12.2015 Buffer 12.01.2016 12, 13 Calculation of old exams (groups A+B) A+B ‐ 5:15 p.m. 19.01.2016 Buffer

(3)

Brief course description:

In this course the principles of strategic, tactic and operative production management will be imparted. Exercises for the particular management levels will round off the lecture. The students will learn the theoretical fundamentals and use them in practical exercises and in a business game. The class covers topics from fundamental key figures to production area optimization.

Requirements: -

Learning outcome:

The student

 understands production management processes as well as methods used  deals with the mindset and the specific problems of production planning and

production management

 is able to differentiate between strategic, planning, or operative tasks in production planning

 is able to perform miscellaneous planning methods within production management autonomously (such as assembly line balancing, compiling of a Material Requirement Plan (MRP) or layout optimization)

 is able to optimize a production system

 will experience how to implement a team decision under pressure situation purposefully. Thereby the student learns to interpret situations from varying viewpoints and as a result acquires the ability to use the acquired instruments for objective conflict resolution

 The student is able to deal with problems and tasks and has the ability and knowledge to act with self-assurance in production environments.

Content:

• Basics

• Strategy process • Forecasting

• Supply network design • Capacity planning

• Process and layout design

• Production planning and control system (PPS) • Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

• Time management

• Lean management

(4)

Course contributions to degree program targets

Learning result Contribution

1.1 Students demonstrate key knowledge in Technical Basics.

Knowledge building of the interdependencies between technical and commercial requirements as well as knowledge building of the basics of t production management (like balancing of a production line; time management (with MTM and Refa); optimal layout-decision)

1.2 Students demonstrate key knowledge in Mechanical Engineering.

1.3 Students demonstrate key knowledge in Business Administration.

Knowledge building of basic know how of strategic, tactic and operative Production Management. The imparted contents range from the design and implementation of a production strategy to a balancing of a flow production or an evaluation of time data via time or motion studies. 1.4 Students demonstrate key knowledge in Economics.

1.5 Students demonstrate key knowledge in Mathematics.

Working on exercises, including utilizing heuristics and statistical methods

1.6 Students demonstrate key knowledge in Quantitative Methods.

1.7 Students demonstrate key knowledge in Computer Science.

2.1 Students demonstrate proficiency in using current computer programs to solve business and technical problems.

2.2 Students demonstrate the ability to use information systems effectively in real world business settings.

Introduction to PPS (MRP II) (beside others MRP to ERP)

3.1 Students are able to apply analytical and critical thinking skills to complex problems.

4.1 Students are able to develop business ethics-based strategies and are able to apply them to typical business decision-making problems.

5.1 Students demonstrate their ability to express complex issues in writing.

5.2 Students demonstrate their oral communication skills in presentations and lectures.

6.1 Students show that they are able to work

successfully in a team by performing practical tasks.

In a business game the students interact in teams of 5-9 members, with operative and planning functions and optimize a given production system iteratively. 7.1 Students demonstrate their ability to develop and

present complex interdisciplinary solutions by means of an application oriented assignment.(GM)

In weekly practices the students solve strategic as well as operative tasks, which have technical and commercial components, by themselves.

7.1 For specific cases students demonstrate their ability to understand and design cross-functional as well as cross-company business processes in a global context. (GPM)

7.1 Students show that they are able to apply their cross-cultural skills in specific situations.(IM)

(5)

Teaching and learning concept

The teaching and learning concept is divided into three phases.

In Phase I the students have to work through chosen passages of given lecture notes and have the opportunity to broaden their knowledge by reading recommended literature. With this previously-gained knowledge the students attend the lecture.

In Phase II the knowledge from Phase I will be illustrated and rounded off in lectures and also broadened with background knowledge by means of sample calculations, tasks, application examples and question and answers.

Following on from Phase II (usually on the same day) in Phase III the students work on exercises as group work or as individual performance. In this context the acquired knowledge, methods and principles from the lectures in phase I and II, will be used in a complex, realistic but manageable issue and thereby strengthened. After task assignment the students solve these practical cases independently by applying the acquired theory. The students are encouraged to find solutions autonomously but after a certain time period they will be directed in their solution process in one-on-one conversations with the lecturer. The next step is to solve the task in the audience and to discuss the learning targets and purpose of the task collectively. Large groups will be divided in order to maintain the quality of the lessons.

The continuous reflection of the learned topics and the review of the given mind set are also indispensable for the successful learning process as continuous working on the exercises and collaboration. At the same time with that approach the exam preparation effort is minimized and spread over the semester. Therefore an active collaboration in the lessons is a crucial part of the teaching and learning concept.

In a team-oriented and several hours long business game (in groups of about 8 students) the students have to optimize their own production system through the criteria efficiency and customer orientation.

Thereby the system will be optimized iteratively in the following course of action: 1. Operating the given system

2. Identification of system features (including key figures) 3. Discussion about the lessons learned and the pros and cons 4. Optimization of the given system

5. Operating of the new system

The students learn the advantages of a flow production and instruments to optimize a production system. As well they gain experience in solving problems under pressure situation, group purposefully and target oriented.

The lecturer is always available within all phases of the course as a dialogue partner to give support and suggestions. Furthermore the communication takes place in personal conversations or via e-mail.

(6)

Performance record regulations

The proof of performance will be verified in an exam at the end of the semester. The exam consists of two parts:

1. Knowledge section: questions on lecture topics.

2. Exercise section: tasks relate to exercises from the practical part of the course

Grading

Exam at the end of the semester (60 minutes; 60 points)

 ‘Very good’ (A grade) signifies that the performance is above and beyond expectations.

 ‘Good’ (B grade) means that the performance is good and above average.

 ‘Satisfactory’ (C grade) means that it is an average performance containing insufficiencies but principally appropriate to the expectations.

 ‘Adequate’ (D grade) describes a below-average performance with obvious deficiencies.

 ‘Inadequate’ (E grade) is an unacceptable performance that is not sufficient to any expectations.

Course literature:

Heizer, J.; Render, B. “Operations Management”; Pearson Education, Inc., New

Jersey, USA, most recent edition.

Slack, N. at all. “Production and Process Management – principles and practice for

strategic impact”; Pearson Education, Inc., New Jersey, USA, most recent edition.

Thonemann, U. “Operations Management – Konzepte, Methoden und

Anwendungen”; Pearson Studium, München, most recent edition.

Zahn, E.; Schmidt, U. “Produktionswirtschaft I: Grundlagen und operatives

Produktionsmanagement”; UTB Wissenschaft, Stuttgart, most recent edition.

(7)

My self-perception as lecturer

My aim is to establish a fundamental comprehension for the common topics in production management in order that you may perform planning activities independently. Thereby you should be enabled to adapt the production management mind set in order to deal with real tasks in a production environment in a professional manner.

Comprehension questions and comments with a contribution to the learning effect to all students are always welcome and should be raised immediately. The purpose is that you complete the course successfully. Nevertheless you have to do the essential part of the work and hence your success is down to your own personal responsibility.

Code of behaviour:

 read the syllabus

 practice fair play to your fellow students

 print and read the abstracts/notes before the lecture/exercise and take a look at them

 be on time and don’t leave the lectures/exercises earlier  contribute to a pleasant atmosphere (i.e. silence)

 solve your exercises independently

 raise a question if you don’t understand something  build up your knowledge continuously

Rules for proper academic work

The lecturer appreciates a substantial exchange between the students, because the fellow students may have valuable contributions to the comprehension of occurring problems or questions.

Exercises and lectures form a whole. As a result of this, coherences will be analysed from different points of view in order to create a broader understanding about the topic. Therefore active thinking and collaboration in the lecture and also autonomous exercise solving is fundamental for a clearer understanding of the subject matter.

The ‘production business game’ is run on the basis of teamwork. Thus all group members must acknowledge the results. In case of a lack of decision conformity the differing opinions must be communicated clearly in the outcomes.

Teamwork always means that all team members have their equal contribution to the work result. ‘Copycats/free riders’ disrupt collaboration.

Especially large class sizes and foreign languages imply a risk of a high noise level, which has a strong negative influence on the work climate, knowledge acquisition and collaboration. Predominantly a high noise level is caused by a few group members. These ‘troublemakers’ hinder the other ones from being able to concentrate and therefore won’t be tolerated and will be ejected from the class.